Tuesday, December 24, 2019

"Lighting My Fire"

                             Will Gray ...Decorative Artist Greenville Mississippi.
                                From 1995 To 1999 I lived & Worked In Greenville MS.
                                         That Is Were I Would Meet Will Gary..
                                    He Would Frequent The Casino I Worked At...
                       The Frist Thing I Noticed About Him Was The Paint On His Shoes..
                                              So I Had To Ask..Do You Paint??
                                      YA...I'm Painting Furniture For "The White Leopard"
                                          It's A Interior Design Shop...OMG!!!!
                                 Well Just Then I Went Nuts...I've Always Wanted To Paint..
                                  Over The Next Few Weeks Will Would Come & Go...
                          Then One Night He Came In And Asked If I Still Wanted To Paint???
                                  He Could Use Some Help And Did I Have A Truck...Yes!!  
                  The Man's Talent Was Unbelievable...We Worked On Some Awesome Stuff.
                                     I'll Forever Be Grateful To Him For "Lighting My Fire"

                                      
 

The Book That Changed My Style And Shaped What I Do..Thank You Rachel Ashwell For Shabby Chic 1996.


Monday, December 23, 2019

I Learned Alot On Using A Transfer...I Would Keep This Piece As Is And Give It A Distressed Look...

                                       If Not For One Small Thing..Or Not So Small A Thing...
                                         I Was So Excited...I Got Two Drawers Mixed Up..
                                  So Now I'll Sand Off The Transfer & Repaint The Drawers..

                                 I Think I Would Also Rather Work With A Darker Color Paint.
                                                The Video Said To Use A Light Color...
                                    I Also Didn't Like The Glue Product...I've Found Better...
                                   When I Went To Remove The Paper & Pulp From The Print..
                                    I Got It A Little To Wet & And Took Off Some Of The Print...
                                  I Love The Look...But I Need To Work Out A Few Things...
                                           I Found The Makers Video To Be Incomplete...
                            Note: I Did Use A Decoupage Paper... As Transfer Paper Project.
                  In Doing So The Script On The Right Hand Side Was Now Backwards.                                                  To Tell You The Truth You I Don't Even Notice It..
                         Once It Was Distressed I Think It Would Of Looked Great...
                                                                   In The End...
                                 Decoupage Is Much Faster & You Have More Control.  
                                     

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Your All Excited..Your New Project Has To Dry For 24 Hours...You've Watched The Video 6 Times Your Sure You've Got It..Well Not So Fast...







                  You've Picked The Print..You've Painted Your Piece With The Best Paint...
                  You Have Successful Applying The Print To The Drawers Perfectly Done...
                You Push Yourself And Use Decoupage Paper ..As Transfer Paper...Knowing
                  Parts Of It Will Show Back Wards...That's Ok You've Got That Covered...
                  So...You Think Your So Smart...LOL Till You Go Back And Watch The Video
                 One More Time...Oh Ya...That's When You Start Reading The Comments  And
                   Find Out A Step Or Two Was Missed On The Video...
                   Now What? I Wait Till 10:00am Monday..That's When I Remove That Paper.
                             

Friday, December 20, 2019

Big Flash Back...

                                                               Early 80's I Must Be 32...
                                                          Pictured With My Speed Horse...
                                            Sue Nettleton's Gray Is In The Back Ground...

Thursday, December 19, 2019

New Paper Patterns For 2020....

                                                           LOVE~LOVE~LOVE

                                                 This Paper Is A Image Transfer Paper...
                              Not A Decoupage Paper..I Have Never Worked With It Before.
I Have Another Order Coming Also
As Soon As The Holiday's Are Over I'll Get To Work...

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Flash Back 2011..

                                               Mole Lake Casino  Benefit Auction 2011
                                              This Sale Was Fun & Very Personal For Me..
                                      I Worked At This Casino & Was There Opening Night..
                                       When Tribal Members Asked Me To Do There Auction
                                         I Was More Than Happy To Donate My Services...

Flash Back...

                                         I Was 51 And Spent My First Year As An Auctioneer
                                          Calling Sales For Rambling Rose Auction House..
 

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

I Love My French Half Dolls..

                                          I Have So Many I'll Have Some In My Booth...
                                            At The Feb 8th & 9th 2020 Wausau Show..



I Was Asked What I Regret Selling...

                             Most Of The Time I Can Enjoy Something Before I Sell It..
                         But In Oct I Sold A Piece I Did In June..Ya! I Regret Selling It.
              On The Plus Side..It Was One Of Two Pieces Purchased By A Really Nice Gal..

                      I Already Know I'll Regret Selling This Super Cute Sheep Chest..
                               The Plus Side Is I Can Always Make Another Piece...
                                I'm Already Looking For Another Piece I Can Keep...
                         I Don't Paint The Stuff For Myself...I Paint For My Customers...
                    I Have Some 20-25 Customers Who Own 5 To 22 Pieces Of My Work..
                                       I Don't Care If You Have One Piece Or 20...
                     I'm Grateful To Each Of You...You Have Given Me A Great Run...
                   Be Sure  And Check Out My Booth Feb. 8th & 9th 2020 At The Wausau...

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Farmhouse Windows...

                                         Love The Decoupage Paper In The Windows...
                                        I Used The Dark Side Of The Window & Love It..
                                           The Sheep Have Been My Number One Seller...
                                                                I Love The Sheep...

                                     

Wausau Antique Sale 2020...Less Then 8 Weeks Away...

                                                   My Currant Inventory 4 Pieces...
                                       I Need To Get Going..And Find Something To Paint...

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Vintage Market & Design Event 2020..Antigo

                                                   Sorry To Say...Carol & I Will Not
                                                     Be Hosting Our Event In 2020...
 

Friday, December 6, 2019

Ornate Jacobean Style Buffet...Or There May Be An Elephant In My Dinning Room..

                              Having My Heart Set On A French Or Country French Buffet..
                            I Have Not Been Able To Find One And Nothing Else Will Work..
                                I'll Leave This Piece In My Dinning Room For. Now..
                         I'm Sure She'll Be At The Feb 2020  Event InWausau..Or Better Yet...
                                         You Can Buy It Now...$375.00 Contact Me At..
                                                           hikchik@frontier.com






                                         

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Buffet Paint Day...4 Hours Into It And I Need To Take 5...

                                               I Love Her Better Already...
                           So Glad I'm Keeping This Piece...It's Been A lot Of Work...
                 I've Got Some Touch Ups And Hand Sanding To Do Around The Doors..
                                    Then John Will Help Me Turn It On It's Top...
                                             I Need To Paint What I Can't See...
                                    Tomorrow I'll Place Her In The Dinning Room...
                                             Then The Real Fun Begins...Staging ...  
                                                       Check Back Then...